-kkain

See also: -kkäin

Finnish

Etymology

From the instructive plural of -kas.

Suffix

-kkain (front vowel harmony variant -kkäin, linguistic notation -kkAin)

  1. Forms situative adverbs.
    kasvot (face) + -kkainkasvokkain (face to face)
    vieri (side) + -kkainvierekkäin (side by side)

Usage notes

  • The case is applied only a limited number of words. Inflected forms are mostly singular, but some words have also a plural form.

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -kkain

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology 1

Akin to Finnish -kainen.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-kkain (front vowel variant -kkäin)

  1. Forms endearing forms of nouns and adjectives; -ie, -y
    tyttö (lass) + -kkaintytökkäin (lassie)
Usage notes
  • In its oblique forms, this suffix always carries secondary stress in polysyllabic words.
Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
Ingrian terms suffixed with -kkain (diminutive)

Etymology 2

From the instructive plural of -kas. Akin to Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-kkain (front vowel variant -kkäin)

  1. Forms situative adverbs.
    rinta (chest) + -kkainrinnakkain (side-by-side)
Derived terms
Ingrian terms suffixed with -kkain (situative)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-kkain

  1. inflection of -kas:
    1. genitive plural
    2. essive plural
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